Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 35.5% cheaper than Colombia.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 41.6% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,332
|
$2.69
E£127.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,057
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,295
|
$0.25
E£11.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,750
|
$0.14
E£6.68
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,329
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,141
|
$1.23
E£58.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,496
|
$2.42
E£114.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,296
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$5,932
|
$1.58
E£75.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,171
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,120
|
$0.22
E£10.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,402
|
$0.14
E£6.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,512
|
$0.13
E£5.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,159
|
$0.12
E£5.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,275
|
$0.10
E£4.77
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$7,765
|
$1.02
E£48.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$90,083
|
$7.97
E£379.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$55,765,306
|
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$43,031
|
$1.85
E£87.79
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$81,539
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$795,660
|
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$672,111
|
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$177,924
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$398,021
|
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,460,298
|
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,417
|
$1.45
E£68.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,599
|
$1.03
E£49.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,237
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$69,968
|
$15.18
E£722.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,113
|
$3.13
E£148.81
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Egypt
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$154,493
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$104,238
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$230,022
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$172,272
|
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
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